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The no-exit economy: Soft budget constraints and the causes of success or failure of economic reforms in developing countries

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  • Raiser, Martin, 1993. "The no-exit economy: Soft budget constraints and the causes of success or failure of economic reforms in developing countries," Kiel Working Papers 581, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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